ip, count of
Poitou, on his wife's denial of the charge, and because he loved her
much, took her again as being good and beautiful; Charles, Count de la
Marche, never would take his wife back, but kept her in prison. This
misfortune, it was said, befell them as a miracle by reason of the sin
which prevailed in that house of taking their kinswomen to wife, not
regarding degrees, or perchance because of the sin committed by their
father in taking Pope Boniface, as the bishop of Sion prophesied, as
we have before narrated.

[Sidenote: 1314 A.D.]

[Sidenote: 1315 A.D.]

Sec. 67.--_Of the election which was made in Germany of two Emperors, one
the duke of Bavaria, and the other the duke of Austria._ Sec. 68.--_How
Uguccione, lord of Pisa, made great war against the neighbouring
places._ Sec. 69.--_How King Louis of France was crowned, and led an army
against the Flemings, but gained nothing._

Sec. 70.--_How Uguccione, lord of Lucca and of Pisa, laid siege to the
castle of Montecatini._

In the said year, Uguccione da Faggiuola, with his forces of German
troops, being lord of all Pisa and of Lucca, having triumphed
throughout all Tuscany, brought his host and laid siege to
Montecatini, in Valdinievole, which was held by the Florentines after
the loss of Lucca; and, albeit it was well furnished with good men,
yet by means of the siege works it was greatly straitened, and in sore
want of provisions. The Florentines sent into the Kingdom for M.
Philip of Taranto, brother to King Robert, to oppose the fury of
Uguccione, and of the Pisans, and of the Germans; and he came to
Florence on the 11th of July with 500 horsemen in the pay of the
Florentines, and with his son Charles, against the will of King
Robert, who knew his brother to be more headstrong than wise, and also
not very fortunate in battle, but rather the contrary; and if the
Florentines had been willing to tarry longer, King Robert would have
sent to Florence his son, the duke, with more order and more
preparation, and a better following: but the haste of the Florentines,
and the device of hostile fortune, made them desire only the prince,
whence came to them thereafter much harm and loss of renown.

Sec. 71.--_How, when the prince of Taranto was come to Florence, the
Florentines sallied forth with their army to succour Montecatini, and
were defeated by Uguccione della Faggiuola._

[Sidenote: 1315 A.D.]

[Sidenote: Johannes de Virgilio. Carmen _v._ 27.]